Today, I learned that my "Cash back rewards" for credit card purchases are mailed with the monthly statement. The same monthly statement that goes straight into the shredder or fireplace because I prefer to do my banking online. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my mother, who religiously checks her bank account after every purchase, then shreds her receipts, got fed up with me not doing the same. So she shredded all my piled up receipts. These include the 100s of dollars I had spent for my work, which I need the receipts to get reimbursed for. FML
Today, I found out why I haven't been getting my bank statements for the past couple of months. My parents have been hiding them from me, because they've been stealing from it. FML
Today, after waiting 7 months to get my amended tax return refund, I was informed today that not only did they mail it to the wrong address, the person who they mailed it to cashed the check. FML
Today, I opened my mail and mistook it for my bank statement. It was my hospital bill. FML
Today, I received a new debit card, so I cut the old one into pieces. I then picked up my remaining card, and realized I'd cut up the wrong one. FML
Today, I was notified by my bank that the government stimulus check I had deposited last week had been returned. FML
Today, I was paying for groceries when the cashier asked if I wanted cash back. I said yes and handed over my card. She stared at me and said, “You're using a library card.” I'd pulled the wrong card out of my wallet. FML
Today I bought a $50 voucher card to refill my phone. After I purchased it, I threw the receipt in the dustbin. When I got home, I found out that the 14-digit pin code was on the receipt. I basically threw 57 bucks in the dustbin. FML
Today, I gave my mother a pre-prepared deposit envelope with my fortnightly wage in it, in cash. I tell her exactly where the deposit box is and what to do. I'm now desperately calling the bank because my mother accidentely put my $1200 deposit in the little trash can for receipts under the ATM. FML
Today, I realized while paying bills on my phone I fat-fingered which credit card I was paying and sent 299 to a paid-off card instead of 200 to another one. Now I'm going to have overdraft fees too. FML
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Top comments
khung835 6
at least take a look at your stuffs before you throw them away.
Razzle_Dazzle_5 11
My grandma would give you a really good talking to, she keeps all her receipts in her pillow case....
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Comments (85)
broomhallb 6
I do online bank and have limited my statements to quarterly but still scan through them before shredding them!
buttercupbbe3 2
Just ask them to send you them again because there was a misunderstanding on your part.
Nashiq 8
another reason i don't online bank.
RKD 23
Don't worry, Op, most of the cash back reward stuff sucks anyway!
sampat_12 0
She cheating on you
5t3ff1k4h 47
Wrong FML, wise guy.
istolesin 4
There's an option to go paperless that way you don't need to shred or burn anything you'll receive everything online. Also you can get it directly deposited into any account you want. I assume you have BOA...you also get 10% extra into your account if you deposit into another BOA account.
llwad0717 13
thats why you should keep all the papers in case of something like that. not shred them or burn them.